Since the revelation of AFTRA’s poaching of SAG’s contracts by undercutting minimums and giving away residuals, AFTRA has been under great pressure to let members see them.
There has been an outcry for AFTRA to rescind its policy of refusing, not only, to let those who actually work the contracts to see them, but also refusing to allow access to those who may audition for and work under them.
The following letter proves two things. One that AFTRA is feeling the pressure to provide members on an individual basis a copy of one of these contracts.
Secondly, and more importantly, it is proof that AFTRA does not want its inferior basic cable contracts widely distributed among the membership of SAG and AFTRA.
So, AFTRA sends me the contract then tells me I can’t distribute it to you the membership. If that doesn’t tell you all you need to know about those currently running AFTRA—nothing does!
I have gone through the contract, and will do a post on it soon. In the meantime, the Ol’ Dog is putting in a call to the department of labor.
The contract covers all thirty minute children’s programs produced by Laugh Productions Inc. for Disney, oh, and yeah, among other things, they ALL GIVE AWAY FIFTEEN FREE EXHIBITION DAYS.
Sorry Kiddies, no residuals the first year from Uncle Walt, and Aunt Kim!
A.L. Miller SW Editor & Chief
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Watchdog Exlusive: Letter from AFTRA proves they don’t want members to see their basic cable contracts 
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